Lucky Dog by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Author:Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

The knock on the door came soon after. “Mr. Tompkins? Mr. Tompkins?”

“In here.” Two people scanned the room with flashlights. “Oh, my gosh!” someone exclaimed. “Look at these dogs. There must be . . .”

“One hundred and one Chihuahuas! Just like the movie,” Walter said in a voice choked with sadness. Then an ambulance and several more people arrived. I ran around the house looking for Daffodil, Ernie, and Paco so we wouldn’t be separated. Instead I found Spike. He was a mean dog: He enjoyed fighting the way some dogs enjoy chasing a ball. He grabbed my ankle and bit it, hard enough to make it bleed. “Just a little something to remember me by!” He yapped and ran to the rescuers as if he was the friendliest dog in the room.

As I licked my wounded leg, I realized I’d never see most of them again. “Good-bye, Walter!” I cried as they took me out to a waiting truck. “Thank you! Good-bye, everyone — good luck!”

The drive was short to the . . . what had Walter called it? The Pawley Rescue Center. They looked happy to see us, although almost everyone said we were “in bad shape.” “What you need is a bath and a good home,” one of them told Daffodil as she carried her off.

Someone scooped me up, saying, “You definitely need a bath!” I liked the way she smiled and petted me. Maybe she needed a dog. I snuggled up close to her.

“Did you see his leg?” a boy asked her a few minutes later as he helped her dip me into warm, soapy water. “That’s a bad cut.”

“I’ll have you take him to Dr. Mehta as soon as we’re done.” I tried to lick her face as she scrubbed months’ worth of dirt off me. It made her laugh. “Hold on!” She dried me and handed me to the boy. “He’s all yours, Milo.”

Milo took me to a room with a high table. “Put him down there; I’ll get a muzzle on him.” While the boy was very gentle, I didn’t like that thing they slipped over my snout one bit.

The doctor was a tiny lady, with big glasses and intense dark eyes. She stuck something in my ear and called out to a girl who wrote down everything she said. “We’ve probably got some mites in here. Left ear has a tear that should be stitched up.” With strong fingers, she felt my body from neck to tail. “Underweight, probably malnourished. Eyes could use some cleaning and drops.” She pulled up my tail.

“Hey!” I cried. “There’s no need for that!”

“I want a stool sample, see if we have any parasites. Now, let’s look at that leg.” Very carefully, she examined Spike’s farewell present. “He’s going to need some stitches. Start him on antibiotics.” The doctor looked at me carefully and stroked my head. “He’ll be okay in no time. Put him on the adoption list. How many more have we got?” And just

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